Week 14 Flashcards
Who benefited from the tea tax?
The East India Company
Why does boycott mean?
Refuse to buy something
Explain the Tea Act.
It took away all competive buying from merchants. It meant all profits made from the tea would be given to the East India Company and their chosen agents
Which Patriot was a silversmith who made fine silver teapots?
Paul Revere
What continent was tea mostly grown?
Asia
Which tea parties actually dumped cases of tea into the water?
Boston and New York
What was considered the dumping of the tea and not being unloaded?
Civil Disobedience
What was the purpose of the Sons Of Liberty?
To protest the actions of Parliament
What was the Massachusetts Committee of Correspondence?
These communities were set up to communicate with each colony and coordinate protests and boycotts
List one fact about John Hancock.
He was a wealthy man in the 1760’s
List one fact about Patrick Henry.
He was a member of the Virgiania House of Burgesses
List one fact about Thomas Hutchinson.
He was born in America
Why was Benjamin Franklin in London?
He was there to represent Pennsylvania Assembly to the king and Parliament
What did the letters demonstrate?
Their support for eachother and their king
Why were the Coercive Acts created?
To punish Massachusetts for the tea party and their continued resistance to his actions and his goverment
